They have very regular bookings at various pubs in the district where they are an added attraction for the customers. Revolution in the Head; The Beatles Records and the Sixties, Ian Macdonald. It may also have started life as a working mens club (see Working Mens Clubs page). was it to do with licensing hours? It ran as a regular late night coffee club and disco after 10:30, when the resident DJ was Jeff Bunting. Vol. Graham Hardy remembers it was still open circa 1979. Follow Hull Live on Facebook -Like our Facebook page to get the latest news in your feed and join in the lively discussions in the comments. Nothing at all; fly about on scooters Now he and his mate Graham Robertson are quite happy to spend 3 a week each to pay for themselves and their girlfriends to enjoy the discos facilities, and that sum is the most expensive item in their entertainment budget. Scamps Gymnastics & Legendary CYC All Stars are programs supported under the Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha . Listed under clubs, social & general from 1971 but may have been known as a more of a dance venue (as Ruf 15 was) as it was to become the Rio Discotheque in 1973. Elsewhere, left-over do-wop hits jarred against the odd Folk protest song, and even a few Jazz hits. Keith Daddy recalls Hofbrauhaus had strippers and topless go-go dancers at lunchtime for a couple of years and Dave Burton remembered he and Keith used to go and sit there with just half a pint a very cheap afternoon out [they only went for the beer of course]. Penguin Books, Harmondsworth 1982. Regular bands were those of Harry Chatterton, Stan Thrussel and Leslie Rose. Latterly the New York Hotel & Ballroom, from the 1950s onwards, where you could dance away to Harold Dawson & his band. Listed as a social club and changed to No.11 South Street from 1962 - I just love that name. The Locarno was another place of happy dancing days. Became Rumours Night Club circa 1990 - was Henrys part of it - Henrys Bar? Please take a look at the Staff Profiles page for more information. Flipper Disc Caf, 155-157 Holderness Road. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Sparkling black walls, floor awash with sticky beer, Sylvia (Focus) & Frankenstein (Edgar Winter Band) on the Juke Box, bliss. It was part of the Hofbrauhaus chain, with others in Hull, Blackpool and other Stein swilling strongholds. The night after I left my job there, The Beatles actually performed there. There were many, many other locations around Hull where Jazz could be enjoyed, such as the wonderfully named 'Granny's Parlour Folk Club' held at the Royal Oak pub, but many went unlisted and to note them here relies on the memories of the readers so please contact me. Mole, who had run The Discotheque in Whitefriargate - he was also an antiques dealer. You were almost certainly guaranteed a fight if you wanted one in Scamps. As you say in your entry it was run by the local hippies - if my vague recollections are correct, the disco had been going for some time before I discovered it in late 1972, and was run by students of a hippified nature who later set up in Leonard St.I didn't go much to the town clubs - I found them too elitist - you had to wear a TIE!! The following list of fondly remembered venues was gathered in 2001 from my own memory and those of friends and family, and may spark a few memories of our dancing (or relaxed listening) days. Difficult to trace in the telephone directories unless it was listed as a pub? Clearly, the telephone book would only list the venues that actually had a telephone, so there must have been many more, but by 1961 two more. Enjoying a renaissance in the early naughties. There are other T.C.s in the area (Grimsby has a pub called this near the Fish Dock) but may not be connected. Oakhill Crescent Lane Keep yourself to yourself and you are OK; and he believes there is far less chance of a fight breaking out in a disco than in a dance hall. Formerly the flea-pit Tower Cinema. The club was built on a site at the junction with Grimston Street that had been vacant since the multi-storey car park adjoining it was built in 1966. Was it anything to do with Furmans or were the rooms above the shop just vacant and available? We were one of the first places to serve capuccinos and hot chocolate with whipped cream. Mention the word discothequeto the average man in the street and he thinks of drug pushing and brawls involving zombie like characters with more hair than a cave man and whom he wouldnt trust with his daughter. Older people are finding the discos more attractive. The luxuriously named Paradise Club was first mentioned in the telephone directory of 1990, listed as a night-club from 1993, and closed 1998-99. The scene on George Street in Hull, day after a fire ripped through the Oddessy Disco and Dingwalls Bar in the city. Tony reckons his outfit have in excess of 4,000 discs and they can provide Go-Go dancers and films if they are wanted. were listed, the Majestic in Witham and the New York Hotel & Ballroom Anlaby Road, the latter listed in the Hotels (mostly public houses) section. Graham Hardy remembers it was still open circa 1979. They opened a new club downstairs in june 1968 as Penny Farthing, and we moved our radio discos there. and incorporating Luckies Bar upstairs circa 2001. In another disco there is an adequate supply of door-men all of whom look capable of looking after themselves and anyone else who may need it. which burnt down under allegedly suspicious circumstances back in the 1980s. How 60s is that name? Fourth Estate, London 1994. The Young People's Institute also held ballroom dancing nights, with regular bands - Tommy Fisher, Ken Brookes, and Louis Gold. A representative of the management consortium said it could be 12 to 18 months before it was possible to re-open if a decision was taken to rebuild it. Chuck us a few pence if you wish to x, A legendary local nightspot of the 1960s, the Locarno was the place to be until its closure in 1971. There was later a Kon Tiki suite within Bali Ha`i for functions etc., which some will remember as a separate venue. Hopes to another home for the Oddessy were raised in September 1984, as discussions were held for a partnership with Wally Mays at the Tower Nightclub, but these fell through by December of the same year. Contact Information: Phone: 714-307-3040 Email: lancepr@mac.com. Continued until late 1999 or early 2000 when both became The Universal. Later the Jailhouse, Blue Lamp etc. I remember seeing there, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (some of the band members sitting round the Queens Garden fountain in stage clothes earlier in the day). Rebuilt after blitz damage in the 1950s. A temporary home for the club was sought with a former club on High Street, the Washington DC Club, selected as a possible venue. The majority of his friends visit discos two or three times a week, and Terry and his pals find them the current in-place to meet girls. Club Website: www.scamps.homestead.com. I had to be off the premises by 10:30 when it opened up as a coffee bar! By the end of the 1970s (1980?) Dalia previously completed her Level 7 in Social Care, Children & Young People prior to joining Scamps and has now also completed her Level 8 in Social Care, Children & Young People. Anyone remember Scamps? Listed in the telephone directories under cafs and restaurants from 1964 until 1975. I remember seeing many of Hulls Rock Bands here around 1980, notably the wonderfully named Ethel The Frog who blew my mind with a heavy version of Eleanor Rigby (as well as the guitarist having a Gibson Explorer guitar). It was also a big part of Hull's Seventies clubbing. Much the same as all the other so called coffee clubs such as Cameo or Gothernburg'. Enjoying a renaissance in the early naughties. Listed as a nightclub from 1999. Follow us on Instagram -On the Hull Live Instagram page we share gorgeous pictures of our stunning city - and if you tag us in your posts, we could repost your picture on our page! It was renamed Tiffany's in 1972, when it became the only place to be. An application to transfer the Oddessy license was made in August, 1984. But they were not here for the beer; merely the fashion show later that night. My memory of it really is as a coffee bar. I think I am correct in saying this was one of Hulls first Gay bars. Club Benefits: Open Membership, Club Newsletter, Informative Programs, Regular . Jeff also worked across the road at number 51, which was the legendary 51 Club. My 1984 photo shows it fire damaged (see below) with Dingwalls alongside The very modern interior had a telephone on each of the round laminated very Space 1999 - tables to enable you to ring your mate or a girl at the next table. Noted under clubs, social & general from 1965 until 1973, but by 1975 it had become the Fifty One-Casino Club and was noted as nos.49-51 Spring Bank. Ephemera: Scamps Ticket by Nick Boldock on 12th July 2016 Ticket for Scamps nightclub (loaned to us by Rob Goldberg - thanks Rob! Ten years later it underwent another revamp with. Tamla/Atlantic music all-nighters club was hated by those "normals" from locarno ect., but much loved by in "in crowd". Doing his best to keep live music alive. as a more trendy venue. Fast forward to the mid-90s and . Please follow this REGISTRATION link to fully complete the registration process a 25.00 per child non-refundable registration fee will be charged. You cannot actually see the club, just the sign so I suppose that it is possible that it was a sign pointing downBishop Laneto the Barracudarather than actually on the front of it. They opened a new club downstairs in june 1968 as Penny Farthing, and we moved our radio discos there. As with many clubs, the Welly was also a place you could see local bands. The article recorded that the disco was purpose built as a nightspot for Hulls younger generation, Malcolms Discotheque on George Street will be opened on Saturday August 21st the disco has two floors and entertainment will be in the form of dancing to the latest discs. Top groups had already been booked to appear and the club had a late licence but would also be open for the under-18s on certain nights. Listed from at least 1960 as a ballroom dancing venue, but gone by 1963? Managed by the leader of Cheds Blues Band (later Vigilante) Ched Cheeseman, who filled the Juke Box himself and made it the cheapest and best juke box I can remember anywhere, ever. It housed two bars and boasted 800 sq ft of mirrors, over 100 plants and a colour scheme of white, lemon, green and gold, and was advertised as the latest concept in clubbing entertainment. He was speaking from a corner of Hulls newest disco plush, attractively designed, warm, comfortable, with its double-decker layout and on Tuesday evening a bachelors paradise where the guys are out-numbered by the girls 3 to 1. White Boy Singin the Blues; The Black Roots of White Rock, Michael Bane. Obviously, having compiled the list in 2001 - it only features venues up to that date - somebody else can bring it up to date please. The entry read Discoteques (sic):- see entertainments & amusements, and from 1972 no ballrooms were listed in the Hull directories. In the early 1980s I remember seeing The Damned (and later Captain Sensible solo) and possibly Dr Feelgood (again) but others are a blur. Now demolished. Another regular was Margaret, who recalls: - 'I used to frequent the Gondola Coffee Club nearly every day and three times at the week-ends. For discos are now more than just rooms in which to dance, with records booming away in the background. Taking over the old Fifty One Casino Club/Club 51 site, the Silhouette Club opened in 1979 owned by Zipwain Ltd., see right. The ex Hull Mod notes that: - 'Only plus point of Locarno was The Kinks played in 1967 - they looked arkward in such a naff venue'. But even so it doesnt make us wish we were single again. . More commonly, it was known as Bier Keller, but not referred to as such in the telephone directories. The lads go up later answered Terry, maybe they are not dancing tonight because there is something on at 10.30 said Pat Barkworth, referring to both the empty floor and the fashion show due to be staged later. Latterly closed and under threat but now [2009] open again as . The place would have been frequented by art students (the epitome of cool at that time). Listed under clubs, social & general from 1971 until 1973 and was known as a dance venue. It continued to be listed until 1977. It opened 7 days per week till 5am and in summer of course, I remember leaving at that time in daylight!'. This new music was epitomised by one group, as Ian Macdonald summed up well in his excellent book Revolution in the head - Though ultimately the product of influences deeper than pop, the Sixties soaring optimism was ideally expressed by it and nowhere more perfectly than in the music of the Beatles. Francis was our Vice President, we went to all the opening dos and presentation ceremonies as we got him all sorts of awards. And it was a lucky escape for the 400 clubbers who were in the venue only an hour before the fire broke out. A rig includes frequency lighting, ultra-violet light and slide projection. In 1970 plans were submitted for an extension to the Bishop Lane Club which involved the development of former property in Stewarts Yard, to the south of the original buildings of No.2 Bishop Lane. Easy places to crash a party I seem to recall. This remained the case throughout the 1960s but as the decade wore on the ballrooms began to be complemented by coffee bars, which became a place for teenagers to gather and listen to their new music whilst sipping Espresso day or night. I saw the visiting American blues harp player Little Walter there; it may have been a place where the can the white man play the blues early British R`n`B people like Chris Farlowe, Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band etc. Scamps of course became Odyssey (actually wasn't it spelt wrong?) Before its demise, the club had originally opened on February 11, 1982, with a guest appearance by Radio 1 DJ Simon Bates. Ive just been looking in old diaries. Regular live music venue; I saw Slade, Little Bob Story (French rock band who crucified Small Faces numbers), errrr? Listed from 1961 - was it an early coffee club, can anyone remember that far back? The viewpoint of these girls in their mid-twenties? Still running in 1981 but Oddessy took over from it in 1981- 82. Listed until late 1992 when it became Central Park & Ritzys. If you are up there and others sit down, you stop up there, but you feel more self conscious if you get up early and you are the only ones. Although frequented by a somewhat changed clientele, as the New Adelphi Club it continues to provide a platform for local bands as well as having international acts every now and then. Late in 1993 it joined with Quigleys to create the Oasis Club and is now [2001] part of Club Zen. The neighbouring empty Dingwalls music venue (former Hofbrauhaus) was gutted, along with the Oddessy, with firefighters describing the blaze as white hot, bending steel girders out of shape. in 1991/92 named Sergeant Peppers. The Brick-House was situated in the former Albion Congregational Chapel building, now a pine furniture shop opposite the former Irish Pub [now Fusion?]. Following further uses as a nightclub and bar, the building was also used as . For, say 8 you can have a full evenings entertainment of music and lights for your party, with the music to suit your own or your guests varied tastes. And I was surprised to find on Tuesday evening in one of the towns discos two young married women without their husbands. Site re-opened as a pub (?) Noted under clubs, social & general from c.1969 and was possibly the first in Hull to be known as a discotheque but seems to have gone by 1971. I have a really good file with lots of photos of the restoration process. Taking over from Tiffanys in 1984-5 when Tiffanys ceased to be listed in the telephone directories, this night-club served the same clientele and soon changed its name to Lexington Avenue. These were completed in December of 1970 just in time for Christmas. No windows and no sign outside, and later fitted with ultra violet lights on the small dance-floor upstairs, which served only to make you feel more disorientated than when you went in. Mention the word discotheque. Another great name, and Near St Judes Church Hull's swingingist new club in a 1967 advertisement, mentioned in one of Tim Josephs Grandads columns in WHERE? Blue LampLive Music Club & Bar, 2 Norfolk Street. This place has put a ban on jeans but as the manager says - very few come in jeans and as Mr Croskill points out casual dress does not necessarily mean troublesome people. I cant locate it in the telephone directories, but Chris Ketchell remembers the name was taken from the number plate of the owners car. Not listed separately elsewhere. Usually with the Maxwell Daniels Band. After a pause he replied where commercial ones are concerned there has been some relenting on the part of the Watch Committee I think, and the whole area is waking up to the idea of sound and vision. Help! In-between name for the venue that became known more famously as Bali Ha`I - after Malcolms, but before Bali Ha`i, according to Dave Burton. I believe that the building was originally a Baptist Church and reportedly still had straw in the roof (early form of roof insulation) which helped the fire get a hold. 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